Freedom Quotes

"I have as much artistic freedom in my television work as I have in my films"

"We should seek international support for our mutual objectives abroad, in promoting freedom, democracy, respect for human rights, and also the elimination of weapons of mass destruction"

Robert Menendez, Politician

"There is nothing wrong with intellectual differences flowing from freedom of thought as long as such differences remain confined to intellectual debates"

Pervez Musharraf, Statesman

"Any existence deprived of freedom is a kind of death"

Michel Aoun, Soldier

"He who believes in freedom of the will has never loved and never hated"

Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, Novelist

"What is our freedom fight about? Is it about the liberation of children or just having sex with them?"

Kate Millett, Activist

"I would hope to inspire in my listeners a feeling of freedom - of speech, thought and political activity"

John Hall

"And should think freedom more to prize, than all the gold in world that is"

John Barbour, Poet

"They won't break me because the desire for freedom, and the freedom of the Irish people, is in my heart. The day will dawn when all the people of Ireland will have the desire for freedom to show. It is then that we will see the rising of the moon"

Bobby Sands, Activist

"Ultimately we know deeply that the other side of every fear is freedom"

Marilyn Ferguson, Writer

"That's free enterprise, friends: freedom to gamble, freedom to lose. And the great thing - the truly democratic thing about it - is that you don't even have to be a player to lose"

Barbara Ehrenreich, Writer

"The fight for freedom must go on until it is won; until our country is free and happy and peaceful as part of the community of man, we cannot rest"

Oliver Tambo, Politician

"The growing tide of anti-Semitism shocks the conscious of everyone who values freedom, and the ugly, hateful acts particularly stain the character of democracies where liberty and religious freedom are supposed to be respected"

Mike Ferguson, Politician

"Everywhere that the struggle for national freedom has triumphed, once the authorities agreed, there were military coups d'etat that overthrew their leaders. That is the result time and time again"

Ahmed Ben Bella, Politician

"Freedom comes from strength and self-reliance"

Lisa Murkowski, Politician

"Human beings the world over need freedom and security that they may be able to realize their full potential"

Aung San Suu Kyi, Activist

"Freedom from militarism will give the German people the opportunity, if they will but seize it, to apply their great energies and abilities to the works of peace"

James F. Byrnes, Politician

"We must guard against the overreaching hand of big government trying to take away our freedom. And we must always protect the environment in a manner consistent with our values"

Steve Forbes, Businessman

"Wherever it is resisted, slaver dies away and freedom grows"

Henry Charles Carey, Economist

"All that money stuff was so strange; all it ever meant to me was freedom from worry. I'm happier now than I've ever been but I still wish I had that money"

Dana Plato, Actress

"Coercion may prevent many transgressions; but it robs even actions which are legal of a part of their beauty. Freedom may lead to many transgressions, but it lends even to vices a less ignoble form"

Wilhelm von Humboldt, Educator

"When you're in the minority, it doesn't matter what you're agenda is, you're not going to have the degree of freedom that you have as a member of the majority"

Tom Daschle, Politician

"We need the children of Indonesia and the Philippines to manufacture our freedom of choice"

Marc Maron, Entertainer

"Racism is a refuge for the ignorant. It seeks to divide and to destroy. It is the enemy of freedom, and deserves to be met head-on and stamped out"

Pierre Berton, Author

"It could be my British need for discipline that makes me admire the American appetite for freedom and passion"

Steve Winwood, Musician

"For more than 20 years, on every one of the great issues of freedom and security, John Kerry has been more wrong, more weak and more wobbly than any other national figure"

Zell Miller, Politician

"Freedom is not worth fighting for if it means no more than license for everyone to get as much as he can for himself"

Dorothy Canfield Fisher, Author

"I always want to go back and do stand-up; I like the freedom"

Wanda Sykes, Comedian

"We are a nation in which freedom is alive in the squares and streets, in the daily work of the communications media, in the open relationship between the governing and the governed"

Vicente Fox, Statesman

"The elections in Iraq are a victory for freedom and the Iraqi people, and a blow to the transnational network of terrorists who have tried to prevent this day from happening"

James Talent, Politician

"The range of choice open to the individual is not the decisive factor in determining the degree of human freedom, but what can be chosen and what is chosen by the individual"

Herbert Marcuse, Philosopher

"We need a free media, not just freedom of speech"

Tom Scholz, Musician

"While it may take generations of nurturing, nations founded on and grounded in freedom will eventually overcome and prosper. Once free, folks rarely accept anything less, and that includes Iraqis"

Trent Lott, Politician

"While we may be of different faiths, we have a strong sense of faith, family, community. We hold the values of freedom and human rights very high and I think that those are all a part of a very strong quilt that binds us together"

Robert Menendez, Politician

"I love the freedom that the narrative form provides"

Sidney Sheldon, Novelist

"Mum used to hide love letters from my boyfriends and put me down. Now I understand that she was a Polish immigrant forced to settle in Chicago. She was jealous of the freedom life gave me"

Ruby Wax, Comedian

"I was determined to achieve the total freedom that our history lessons taught us we were entitled to, no matter what the sacrifice"

Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Businesswoman

"But freedom, liberty, is an attribute of the soul and it may exist even when the body is in bondage"

Ralph A. Cram

"I believe our flag is more than just cloth and ink. It is a universally recognized symbol that stands for liberty, and freedom. It is the history of our nation, and it's marked by the blood of those who died defending it"

John Thune, Politician

"When you become successful on the level that Fleetwood Mac did, it gives you financial freedom, which should allow you to follow your impulses. But oddly enough, they become much harder to follow"

Lindsey Buckingham, Musician

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